Prussian grosz, Sigismund I the Old (King of Poland; 1506–1548). Obverse: crowned male bust in profile facing right; rim between pearl borders inscribed '.SIGIS.I.REX.PO.DO.TOCI.' Reverse: The Eagle of Royal Prussia; rim between pearl borders inscribed '.GROSS.COMV.TERR.PR.' Date: 1532 (also marked '.153Z'). Material: coin. Place: Torun, Poland. Diameter: ~22.9–23.5 mm. Weight: 1.8 g. Iconography: eagles, royal/male bust, Jagiellonian dynasty emblems; inscription and royal bust of Sigismund I the Old (1467–1548).
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Prussian grosz, Sigismund I the Old (King of Poland; 1506–1548). Obverse: crowned male bust in profile facing right; rim between pearl borders inscribed '.SIGIS.I.REX.PO.DO.TOCI.' Reverse: The Eagle of Royal Prussia; rim between pearl borders inscribed '.GROSS.COMV.TERR.PR.' Date: 1532 (also marked '.153Z'). Material: coin. Place: Torun, Poland. Diameter: ~22.9–23.5 mm. Weight: 1.8 g. Iconography: eagles, royal/male bust, Jagiellonian dynasty emblems; inscription and royal bust of Sigismund I the Old (1467–1548).

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Prussian grosz Sigismund I Old King Poland 1506–1548 Obverse crowned male bust profile facing right rim pearl borders inscribed .Sigis.I.Rex.Po.Do.Toci Reverse Eagle Royal Prussia .Gross.Comv.Terr.Pr Date 1532 also marked .153Z Material coin Place Torun Diameter ~22.9–23.5 mm Weight 1.8 g Iconography eagles royal Jagiellonian dynasty emblems inscription royal bust 1467–1548 circular coin worn light gray surface showing person wearing crown layered garments portrait faces short straight hair beneath coin edge raised rim decorative border repeated floral star- motifs raised shapes slight discolorations darker gray patches near fine parallel lines shallow grooves create texture background colors visible light gray darker gray.

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